It is possible to live a life with daily migraines. It helps me incredibly to have faith in God. Sometimes this faith waivers as the pain increases, but I always manage to come out on the other side. My pain was much worse when I lived in Oregon last year, but for some reason my move to Colorado has helped me. I have two wonderful son (19 & 16) that love me and take such wonderful care of me. I used to feel guilty about what I was putting them through, but now I realize that I my situation has turned them into caring, compassionate young men that know that life isn't perfect and you take the good with the bad. I am anxious to hear from people with similar problems. Take care and God bless!
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12/15/07 9:15am
I'm glad you will be seeing another doctor and getting some fresh ideas. I'm also glad your geographic move was such a help to you. I guess there was some trigger in Oregan that isn't in Colorado.
Finding a preventive that works for you can be incredibly frustrating, and it sounds as though you've had your share of frustrations already. Please don't give up, though. It takes a lot of time, patience, and trial and error to find something that will work for you, but frequency CAN be reduced for nearly all migraineurs.
We will support you through this as best we can. I will look forward to seeing you on the forum.
12/15/07 9:11pm
I am so glad you found this site - I just came across it last weekend after buying Teri's book and it has been a gift from God.
I have been experiencing migraine attacks since I was 4 and have had near-daily migraines (5 or more per week) for the last 4 years. Mine started onced I graduated college and nothing has helped them. After just one appointment with Dr. Krusz here in Dallas, I have been without an attack for 4 days. 
It is so hard to maintain your faith when you are in so much pain all of the time. You ask, "why me" constantly and wonder why God doesn't answer your prayers. Since I moved to Dallas 2 years ago, my whole church has been praying for me. I've gone through Christian conselling programs designed to help relieve conflict, stress and other strongholds in your life. Every time I come across something new for headaches, I thank God but every time, I end up disappointed. But, I continue to pray and believe that there is a reason for all that I am going through.
My husband has been so supportive, although he gets very frustrated at times. My mom, also a migraineur, and my brother are also terribly understanding and have helped me through so much.
I hope that you find help soon. I know how hard it is to make it day to day sometimes.
12/17/07 8:06am
Hello, and welcome to MyMigraineConnection.com!
Support from other Migraineurs is so important. It makes us feel less isolated and guilty. Having family support in place is very important. This online community is a fantastic support network too. We're glad you found us.
Have you considered seeing a Migraine specialist? This doctor is an expert in Migraine disease and headache disorders. We have two specialists in CO. on our patient recommended Migraine list you can see by clicking HERE.
Thank you for creating a SharePost. SharePosts are a form of blogging, and there are many things you can do with them. You can share an experience, suggest something that's helped you, use SharePosts as a Migraine and headache journal, and many other things.
We also have a discussion forum that you may want to check out. Especially if you have questions or are looking for information, you may find the interaction on the forum to be quite helpful. We hope to see you there. To get to the forum, just look for the orange box marked "Manage" and click on the Migraine Forums link. Because our forums are maintained by a third party, you'll need to register for the forum. You can use the same information you used to create your community log-in if you like. If you want to go directly to the forum, you can click HERE.
Along with your personal "My Home" page and the discussion forum, you'll find links to a great deal of helpful information on the main page of our site, http://www.MyMigraineConnection.com.
If you have any questions, please feel free to post them to the forum or send me a message through my profile.
Welcome again,
Nancy Bonk
MyMigraineConnection.com Expert
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1/30/09 10:29pm
Nancy,
Thank you for your reply to my post. Your suggestions are very helpful. However I do want to point out that I tried to see the two drs. listed under Migraine Specialists in CO and they both refused to even let me make an appt. with them. They said they did not deal with patients that were taking any form of narcotic medications. Might be important to somehow check that out since many of us have been forced to go the narcotic route after completely exhausting all other options.
Thanks for your help,
Jan Harrington
12/20/07 9:48pm
I too constantly pray that I can "make it through the day" when I wake up with a migraine. I also have two boys (11 & 13) and constantly feel guilty about the time I miss with them. I can remember my mother having migraines and how it made me feel when she was sick. I feel so guilty because I have so few days when I don't have a headache. God is the only thing that gets me through some days. When people want to criticize because they don't understand...God is always there for me!
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Hello, Jan, I'm glad you found us. I had a relatively brief time of dealing with daily migraines, but it was long enough to know how difficult it is. I still have migraines more often than I would like.
Is your doctor working with you to decrease your frequency? If you are not seeing a migraine/headache specialist, it may be time to seek one out. Unfortunately, I'm not clever enough to get the link into this post, but there is a list of migraine/headache specialists on this site. Even if you have to travel further than you would like to get to one, you should consider seeing a specialist who will work to decrease the frequency of your migraines.
Many people who have daily migraines are having Medication Overuse Headaches. Again, there is info about that problem on this site. I'd also suggest you locate the list of preventive meds on this site. Some of our members print that list and take it with them to the doctor. There are things that can be done to improve your quality of life.
Those of us who use this site truly understand migraine pain. I hope you will join us on the discussion forum. To get there, click on Migraine Forums under the orange Manage bar. Registration for the forums is separate from the registration for this site, but of course, you can use the same info. You would probably find the information and support on the forum very helpful, but I can tell you would have a lot to contribute, as well. We'd love to have you.
Take care. I wish you the best in your migraine management.